'Captain America: Brave New World' Enters Reshoots, Adds Giancarlo Esposito in New Role

Today Universal revealed the scope and specifics of Dark Universe – one of the five immersive worlds to be featured at the all-new Universal Epic Universe opening in 2025. Those five worlds are Celestial Park, the first world visitors encounter, that serves as a portal the to the other four — The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic; Super Nintendo World; How To Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk; and Dark Universe.

In the wake of Inside Out 2’s massive $295M worldwide debut last weekend, Disney Head of Global Theatrical Distribution Tony Chambers kicked off the studio’s CineEurope presentation this evening thanking exhibitors in attendance for their part in the historic start — and was met in kind by enthusiastic and clearly appreciative applause. He noted too that midweek numbers have been “nothing short of phenomenal” with the global total now $380M through Tuesday. 

Manchester United now regard Amad as one of their more integral squad members for the future.

Chris Evans‘ turn as Captain America is one of Marvel‘s many mega-successful casting decisions. However, we came pretty close to having someone else bring Steve Rogers to life in the MCU.

Jack Dunn When Donald Glover first approached showrunner Francesca Sloane about adapting “Mr. & Mrs. Smtih” for Amazon Prime, she “started laughing,” and thought it was a “weird Donald Glover joke that he randomly spit out.” She was confused as to why he would pick the 2005 action-comedy of all movies, but as the conversation evolved, the project began taking shape in her mind.

Maya Jama has made waves in the presenting industry since taking to the helm of Love Island in 2023, and now, the host has reportedly bagged her first primetime TV gig with a seat on the judging panel of The Masked Singer. The 29-year-old presenter is said to be taking Rita Ora's slot on the panel - which also usually consists of Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall - as the singer is said to be focusing on an acting role and is starring on the US version of the show.

Slipknot‘s mystery new member ‘Samples’ has spoken for the first time in a new interview.‘Samples’, who replaced long-time keyboardist Craig Jones after his departure in June last year, has yet to have his identity confirmed by the band. ‘Samples’ can currently be identified by the black cracks over his mask and his mouth that is literally zipped shut.Now, fans can hear his voice for the first time in a new promotional interview the band did with video game Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor After a career spent tackling some of the most challenging roles in Hollywood in films such as “Motherless Brooklyn,” “Fight Club’” and “American History X,” Edward Norton has started to work in TV. Norton is doing his work behind the camera, but it could make him and his colleagues some of the medium’s most influential. EDO, an analytics company he co-founded with economist and entrepreneur Daniel Nadler, has in the past year struck alliances with Netflix, Disney, Amazon, TelevisaUnivision, Nielsen and Paramount Global, among others.

She may be new to hosting Top Chef, but this experience isn’t that new for Kristen Kish. As the winner of Season 10, Kish was chosen to host when Padma Lakshmi announced her departure from the series after almost two decades. Though the task seemed daunting at first, Kish quickly realized it wasn’t that different from being a chef. “Within the first few days, I was realizing that it was so much more similar than different,” she says. “You address chefs in your restaurant all the time, and you talk about food all the time. You give facts, you hold people accountable, you answer questions, you have conversations with people in the industry… I’ve done all this stuff before.”

Even in the most romantic city on Earth, Bethany Joy Lenz‘s mind is still back in the fictional town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.

Blur have announced their new ‘Live at Wembley Stadium’ album, which will accompany their brand-new documentary and concert film – find all details below.The band took to social media to share the news, posting a teaser trailer of their huge Wembley gigs that took place last July. While there, Blur played to over 150,000 fans across two nights at the stadium.

Kym Marsh has been flooded with support as she experienced a 'first' in 20 years amid her next big role. The actress and presenter revealed earlier this year that she's going to be returning to the stage in the new 101 Dalmatians the Musical in which she'll play the Disney villain Cruella De Vil.

Bobby Brazier has taken EastEnders by storm and shown off his salsa skills on Strictly – but now he’s following in his dad Jeff’s footsteps by trying out football.The 21-year-old is making his pitch debut for Soccer Aid on ITV1, which sees UK stars lace up their boots for a game of footie to support charity Unicef. Joining the England side with the likes of Sam Thompson, Paddy McGuinness and Jill Scott, Bobby admits that he “couldn’t say no” when Soccer Aid asked him to play. “It’s an amazing opportunity for an amazing charity,” he says.

Anthony Mackie is back on set of his new Marvel movie!

William Earl Giancarlo Esposito is ready to tell his life story. The actor, who memorably played Gus Fring on “Breaking Bad” and its spin-off “Better Call Saul,” has sold his memoir after a bidding war. The Crown Publishing Group, in partnership with Sugar23 Books, will release the book.

After weeks of teasing an upcoming appearance in a mystery Marvel movie, actor Giancarlo Esposito’s role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been revealed. Well, mostly.

Angelique Jackson Weeks after Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito teased that he’d be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe “sooner than you think,” Variety can confirm that he will appear in “Captain America: Brave New World,” which hits theaters next year. Esposito revealed he’d been cast in a Marvel project during a panel at CCXP in Brazil earlier this month. There he squashed fan speculation that he’d play Professor X in the widely expected Marvel Cinematic Universe version of “X-Men.” “There’s something about being original.

Justice have announced new dates for their forthcoming North American tour – check out the full list of dates and ticket info below.The French electronic duo – who will hit the road in support of their fourth album ‘Hyperdrama’, released in April – have added new dates in October for their sojourn through the US and Canada.This follows initial dates previously announced for New York, Washington DC and Boston, all of which have since sold out. Their North American tour will now begin in New York City on July 25 and end in Chicago on October 23.

Giancarlo Esposito is one of the most interesting actors working today. He’s also an actor who hasn’t been shy about his desire to join Marvel Studios MCU franchise.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian state broadcaster RAI’s new world sales arm is gaining traction in Cannes — following its soft launch in Berlin — with four new titles on its slate, including veteran auteur Roberto Andò’s historical drama “The Blunder” starring Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”). In “The Blunder,” which is currently shooting in Sicily, Servillo plays a Sicilian colonel at the head of a ragtag unit trying to outsmart the enemy during the 1860 battle led by Giuseppe Garibaldi that resulted in the unification of Italy (see first-look image, above).